Lydia Vinals, PhD

Associate Director and Research Principal

Lydia Vinals, PhD, is an Associate Director and Research Principal at Cytel. She has over 8 years of experience successfully leading evidence synthesis projects ranging from early treatment landscape reviews and value frameworks to systematic literature reviews and comparative effectiveness research in support of health technology assessment submissions. She also brings experience in leading health policy initiatives, including published work on evaluating publicly accessible health inequalities data repositories to inform equitable healthcare decision-making, as well as research on the impact of gender inequalities in pharmacoepidemiology. Lydia has also contributed to work on assessing the validity on non-randomized studies, which has been cited by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) real-world evidence framework. She is a core member of Cytel’s EU HTAR Task Force and supports clients in preparing for the upcoming Joint Clinical Assessment.